- The trend backdrop is active with a 6-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- 6 accumulation markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
KAP AG · Industrials · Conglomerates
Latest close
1.82 EUR
2.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 6.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.5%, after a -3.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
27
out of 100
Latest Close
1.82 EUR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
-3.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-4.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
11.5%
6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.4x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 32.18% based on similar historical setup states.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
2.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move -3.2%.
Indicator stack
27/55
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 32.18%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
0 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 6.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.5%, after a -3.2% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 0.4x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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27 Feb
6 Mar
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20 Mar
27 Mar
3 Apr
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24 Apr
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29 May
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31 Jul
7 Aug
Up week
Down week
Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.1512-week average 0.11
12-week confirmation
Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.15Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
6 accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -3.2% over four weeks, -4.7% over 12 weeks, and -80.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.54Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-62.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-51.23Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change7.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 76%
Model confidence 60%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength56/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Value51/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Quality51/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Momentum52/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Growth52/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.1x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.0x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -25.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 26.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -24.8% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -9.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -37.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -4.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 6.6x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 0 relevant articles.
0 positive · 0 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-80.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+40.7%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-15.2%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+2.5%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains6
Flat weeks2
Modest losses7
Sharp losses6
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split16/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.2% / -7.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorDE Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average4.0%
Trend breadth49.0%
Trend49.0%active weekly trend signals
MD59.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryDE Conglomerates
4-week rank8 / 9
Group average8.0%
Trend breadth44.4%
Trend44.4%active weekly trend signals
MD77.8%positive activity pressure
RS55.6%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape26/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis52/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 6/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.15; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 32.18%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 32.18% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors52/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 97; Buyback Yield rank 48 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 0 relevant articles.
Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 1.82 EUR | 2.5% | 1.78 EUR | 8.64 EUR | 0.54 | -51.23 | 1.4K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1.78 EUR | -2.5% | 1.78 EUR | 8.73 EUR | 0.88 | -53.15 | 3.0K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1.82 EUR | 0.0% | 1.78 EUR | 8.83 EUR | 1.26 | -53.02 | 1.9K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1.82 EUR | -3.2% | 1.78 EUR | 8.93 EUR | 1.39 | -54.42 | 1.3K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1.89 EUR | -8.0% | 1.78 EUR | 9.03 EUR | 1.44 | -55.08 | 6.0K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 2.05 EUR | 11.7% | 1.77 EUR | 9.14 EUR | 1.38 | -54.17 | 20 | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1.83 EUR | -0.3% | 1.84 EUR | 9.24 EUR | 1.29 | -58.68 | 5.0K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1.84 EUR | 1.4% | 1.92 EUR | 9.34 EUR | 1.30 | -60.49 | 0 | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1.81 EUR | 0.0% | 2.00 EUR | 9.43 EUR | 1.26 | -61.89 | 400 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1.81 EUR | 0.6% | 2.08 EUR | 9.52 EUR | 1.23 | -63.46 | 0 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1.80 EUR | 1.1% | 2.17 EUR | 9.61 EUR | 1.18 | -65.41 | 14.8K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1.78 EUR | -6.8% | 2.28 EUR | 9.71 EUR | 1.19 | -66.48 | 3.4K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1.92 EUR | -1.8% | 2.44 EUR | 9.79 EUR | 1.26 | -63.67 | 6.5K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1.95 EUR | -6.3% | 2.62 EUR | 9.88 EUR | 1.09 | -64.51 | 7.3K | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.